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Black Children and Teens Exposed to Most Junk Food Advertising: Study
All American kids see junk food ads, but preschoolers (2 to 5 years old), children (6 to 11 years) and teens (12 to 17 years) of color see more ads per week on average than their white peers, according to a new study. The Washington Post reports that a recently released study on junk food…
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Bernard Hopkins Knocked Out … of the Ring in Final Fight
As a finale to a truly illustrious career, the Bernard Hopkins “retirement” fight Saturday was supposed to celebrate the 51-year-old pugilist. Instead it ended with a thud. A literal one, it turns out, as Hopkins was knocked out of the ring at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Hopkins fell to his much younger opponent, Joe…
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CeeLo Green’s Exploding-Cellphone Video Confirmed Fake
CeeLo Green, who had a bit of a topple from grace over sexual assault claims and his commentary about them over the last few years (funny, because he kind of looks like Humpty Dumpty), was back in the news as footage of a cellphone exploding in his face circulated this weekend. Given the very…
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Trump Says Michelle Obama's ‘Not Having Hope’ Comment Not About Him
In a rare display of restraint, and perhaps even grace, President-elect Donald Trump praised the Obamas, and first lady Michelle Obama specifically, spinning her recent quote, “Now we’re feeling what not having hope feels like,” as referring to the past. As reported by The Root on Friday, portions of Obama’s upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey…
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Whites Overrepresented on Juries of Recent Police Shooting Cases
A recent Huffington Post investigation finds that whites have been substantially overrepresented on juries in recent police cases where police have used lethal force against civilians. The investigators were able to obtain juror information for all 13 police shooting trials that have gone to a jury since August 2014, and found that majority-white juries decided…
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Okla. Football Star Joe Mixon Releases Video Showing Him Punching Woman
A 2-year-old video showing University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon punching a female student was released to the Associated Press on Friday. The move was seen as a proactive one, since the Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the release of the video last week after the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters sued to obtain it. The…
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Protesters Descend on NC Capitol to Protest GOP ‘Coup’
Protesters descended on the Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly this week to object to the legislature’s actions limiting the next governor’s power before he even takes office, reports the Associated Press. The demonstrators view the moves as an unconstitutional legislative coup by GOP legislators who are unhappy that their candidate didn’t win re-election. Democrat Roy Cooper narrowly…
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Calling All Young Leaders: Nominate a Young Person for The Root Young Futurists 2017
If you know some young black superstars in your community, help us by nominating them for our annual The Root Young Futurists! We want to choose the best of the best for our 2017 list. Our new list will be revealed in February, and we are now accepting nominations. In order to qualify for consideration,…
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Watch: The Cleveland Cavs ‘Rickroll’ Their Fans
Defending NBA champions the Cleveland Cavaliers gave their fans a chuckle-worthy surprise before their game against the Miami Heat on Friday night. It was ’80s night in the Quicken Loans Arena, and before the LeBron James-led squad hit the floor, they changed up their introduction video with a slickly produced film—one featuring James, Kyrie Irving,…
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NY Firefighter Sets His Home on Fire, Points Finger at Black Folks
Police have arrested an upstate-New York firefighter who they believe set fire to his own home and then pointed the finger at those who took issue with his “Blue Lives Matter” flag, which flew in front of it. The New York Daily News reports that Jason Stokes, 41, allegedly set fire to his Endicott, N.Y.,…
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